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April 2017
Recent Releases
The 1997 Masters : my story
by Tiger Woods

Published to coincide with the 20th anniversary of his historic win at the 1997 Masters, an account of Tiger Woods's historic career shares previously unknown stories and the ways his record-setting win changed both the sport and his life on and off the course.
The Hard Way Out : My Life With the Hells Angels and Why I Turned Against Them
by Jerry Langton

The author recounts his life as a member of the Hells Angels and later as a police informant within the gang.
Prince Charles : the passions and paradoxes of an improbable life
by Sally Bedell Smith

The best-selling author of Elizabeth the Queen presents a revelatory portrait of the crown royal that offers new insights into his lonely childhood, intellectual quests, entrepreneurial pursuits and marriages.
Scared selfless : my journey from abuse and madness to surviving and thriving
by Michelle Stevens

"Michelle Stevens has a photo of the exact moment her childhood was stolen from her. In it, she's only eight years old and posing for her mother's beguiling boyfriend, Gary Lundquist--an elementary school teacher, neighborhood stalwart, and brutal pedophile. Later that night, Gary locks Michelle in a cage, tortures her repeatedly, and uses her to quench his voracious and deviant sexual whims. Michelle can also pinpoint the moment she reconstituted the splintered pieces of her life. Just a few years afterbeing confined to a mental hospital and at the mercy of an alternate personality who kept trolling for sadistic men, she's in cap and gown receiving her Ph.D. in psychology--and the university's award for best dissertation. The distance between these two points is the improbable journey from torture, loss, and mental illness to recovery that is Michelle Stevens's powerful memoir, Scared Selfless. Gary Lundquist kept Michelle as his sex slave for six years. During that time, he waged a campaign of unimaginable cruelty. He pimped her out to countless men for prostitution and forced her to perform in 'kiddie porn' when it was legal and shown in Times Square. It took fifteen years, three hospitalizations, and multiple suicide attempts for Michelle to work through Gary's dark legacy. She suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and developed multiple personalities. There was 'Chelsey,' the rebellious teenager who told her boss to shove it; 'Vicious,' a tween with homicidal rage; and 'Sarah,' a sweet little girl who brought her teddy bear on a first date. In this harrowing yet unflinching look at her own experience, Michelle, who was inspired to help others heal by becoming a psychotherapist, sheds light on the all-too-real threat of child sexual abuse and the psychological effects on its victims and best methods for healing, based on her own struggle with PTSD and dissociative identity disorder (more commonly known as multiple personality disorder). Scared Selfless is an examination at the extraordinary--and inexplicable--feats of the mind in the face of unspeakably horrifying trauma and the story of Michelle's courageous road to healing, recovery, and triumph"
Steal away home : one woman's epic flight to freedom--and her long road back to the South
by Karolyn Smardz Frost

Recounts the story of Cecelia Jane Reynolds who was born into bondage in Louisville, Kentucky, escaped to Canada in 1846 and ultimately returned to Louisville almost twenty years later.
They desire a better country : the Order of Canada in 50 stories = Ils désirent une patrie meilleure : l'Ordre du Canada en 50 histoires /
by Lawrence Scanlan

To celebrate the Order of Canada's fiftieth anniversary in 2017, the Rideau Hall Foundation commissioned this exceptional book with the aim of encouraging Canadians to learn about some of the remarkable individuals who have garnered this prestigious award. And though this book captures only a handful of their stories, it is a reflection of the inspiration all Order of Canada members bestow upon us.
Victoria : the heart and mind of a young queen
by Helen Rappaport

A companion work to the television show "Victoria," blends correspondence to and from the queen with the history of the show to present an accurate exploration of inner workings of the young queen's court and life in Victorian England.
Vij : A Chef's One-Way Ticket to Canada with Indian Spices in His Suitcase
by Vikram Vij

Chef and entrepreneur Vikram Vij, co-owner of the world-famous Vij's Restaurant in Vancouver, opens up about the successes and the failures that have made him one of Canada's most unique and revered culinary talents.
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